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The Manhattan Project Legacy : Low Level Radioactive Waste Health Effects, An Epidemiological Study, Lisa Fetterman Voyce

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An epidemiological survey was performed that included the area surrounding a former Department of Energy thorium processing and disposal facility. This facility processed monazite sands to obtain thorium under Federal Government contracts from 1941-1973.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection radiological surveys had shown elevated radiation levels at the Site and in the vicinity of the plant. The area was divided into sections according to distance from the site and from Sheffield Brook, which is also contaminated. Questionnaires were mailed to 400 families, with 112 responses. These represent 362 people.

Statistical analysis of the accumulated data regarding lifestyle, occupation, reproductive …

Successful Management Techniques For Introduction Of Computerized Systems In A Production Facility, Michael James Boyle

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This thesis surveys the potential for introducing significant organizational change into a manufacturing environment which is undergoing large scale capital improvement.

The first portion describes both the organizational and technological barriers present at a specific manufacturing facility. The capabilities of a computer based process control system are detailed along with its ability to fulfill the employer's particular business needs.

The next portion details the work necessary to train both management and production operators, not only on how to use this computer based equipment, but also how they themselves must change their personal modes of thinking in order to carry out …

A Study Of Worker Motivation, Farid Uddin Ahmad

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This thesis mainly deals with the motivation of the production managers, engineers, technicians and production workers. The purpose is to emphasize the need for providing due motivations to an important work group of the industry who are largely ignored. An attempt has been made to amply demonstrate the various techniques for worker motivation. As the study of standard motivational theories alone cannot solve the complex motivational problems, all possible efforts have been made to relate, integrate and blend the theories with actual applications in the organizations. All the relevant and important issues connected with worker motivation have been highlighted. Points …

Volatile Organic Pollutant Levels In Indoor Environments From The Use Of Kerosene Heaters, Kashinath Banerjee

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The indoor air pollutant levels caused by use of kerosene stoves as sources of heat in residences is of increasing concern as the use of such heaters becomes more widespread. Emission of volatile organic. species (aliphatic hydrocarbons from hexane to dodecane, cyclohexane and aromatic species including benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, m/p xylenes, o-xylene and styrene) from these devices were measured at different sites. The organic vapor samples have been collected by adsorption on Tenax GC, and quantitatively analyzed by thermal desorption into a high Resolution capillary column gas chromatograph. Mass spectral analysis was also conducted for qualitative identification of sample …

Analysis Of Selected Volatile Organic Substances Associated With Residential Kerosene Heater Use And The Health Implications, Catherine Coombs Bobenhausen

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Volatile organic species (aliphatic hydrocarbons from hexane to dodecane, cyclohexane and aromatic species including benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, m,p, and o—xylenes, nitrobenzene, styrene and naphthalene) associated with residential kerosene heater emissions were measured at two sites. One was a small room having a total volume of 23.66 cubic meters and an air change rate of 2.71 air changes per hour, and the other, a living/dining room area having a combined volume of 79.30 cubic meters and an estimated air change rate of .7 air changes per hour. The analytical procedure involved collection of a series of air samples in stainless …

Quantitative Evaluation Of Substituent Effects On Stabilization Energies Of Strained And Unsaturated Molecules, Tyler Arthur Stevenson

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Thermodynamic stabilization energies are presented for a series of monosubstituted vinyl, cyclopropyl, ethynyl, and phenyl compounds. The energies are calculated using ab initio molecular orbital calculations at the 4-31G level, and also with published experimental heat of formation data. Correlation analyses are then attempted with the dual substituent parameter approach with the stabilization energies. The analyses are also attempted with a triple-parameter approach using Topsom's theoretically calculated X, F, and Ro constants. Among the findings are the facts that π-donating substituents correlate well, while π-accepting substituents do not. Indications of the relative sensitivities of hydrocarbon frameworks to substituent electrostatic and …

Acrylamide Effects On Nerve Terminal Enzymes, Christopher S. E. Marlowe

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Acrylamide causes a peripehral neuropathy. The biochemical mechanism by which it does so is the subject of intense investigation. One of the principal hypotheses for this mechanism centers on acrylamide's ability to inhibit glycolysis. This study examines the effects of in vivo exposure to acrylamide on the enzymes of the nerve terminal particle, the synaptosome.

A method for measuring glycolytic enzyme inhibition in the synaptosome was developed. Acrylamide (500 mg/kg) was administered to rats intraperitoneally. Synaptosomes were prepared by the method of Dodd et al, and lysed by sonication. GAPDH activity and NSE concentration were measured. GAPDH inhibition measured in …

Ceramic Sculpture, Hans Rene Schroder

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I intend to create ceramic sculpture that will contrast and combine personal references (real or imagined) from natural and man-made environments. Within this context, I wish to explore the concepts of volume, structure, texture, and their mutual interactions. Another concern will be the use of color in order to enhance the sense of the object's construction, but also to point out the natural, random elements of ceramic processes.

Hindsights, Felix Zapata

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The Vitality Of Portraiture, Diana Smolenski

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I am a painter of people, of faces, recording lives on canvas. I would not say that I love people. They make me nervous and uncomfortable (particularly in large crowds); however, they fascinate me. I have spent hours observing their mannerisms and expressions. I have absorbed through them much of what life offers simply by watching them pass by me on streets, buses, and in cafes, parks, barrooms, and diners . I am interested in describing people through visual imagery and revealing who they are to others. My concern is not merely to duplicate reality, but to seek a higher …

Photometric Processing And Interpretation Of Ratioed Imagery By Multivariate Discriminant Analysis For Separation Of Geological Types, Donald Marsh

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A study has investigated the ability of ratioed information from Landsat 2 Multispectral imagery, to discriminate geological features through the application of photometric processing techniques. United States Geologic:.1 survey maps corresponding to the areas investigated have been used in correlation with ratioed imagery to identify predict and confirm geological features on the basis of resulting densitometric information. A multivariate, discriminant analysis of rock type, exposure data has enabled the fabrication of the final, optimized ratio image. The optimisation process used to predict geological types involved a priority structure that found the spectral bands with the highest discriminatory power and the …

A Study Of The Effect Of Coating Variations On Resolution Performance In The Single-Phase Association Product Plates, Te-Chung Chen

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Most people conceive of lithography as a planographic method of printing. In point of fact, only some of the original lithographic plates had truly planographic surfaces. Most lithographic plates used in industry today do not have the same material in the image and non-image areas, so they are called double-phase plates . Because of light undercutting and the roughness of the grain structure of the carrier, the use of conventional double-phase plates for fine image reproduction, where resolution is the main concern, has been limited. The purpose of this study was to determine the image formation mechanism of single-phase plates …

Development Of A Handbook For Independent Studies In Small High Schools, Kathryn M. O'Connor

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The purpose of this study was to develop a handbook for independent study programs for small high schools. Small private high schools in the St. Louis area were surveyed in regard to their independent study programs. It was found that schools using such programs were enthusiastic about the results they produced. Current literature also showed the value of independent study in promoting higher level thinking skills among students. The survey results and information gathered from current literature were then used to formulate a handbook for independent study programs at small high schools.

Developing Positive Attitudes In Non-Handicapped Children Toward The Handicapped: A Third Grade Curriculum Guide, Marie E. Haupt

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The major purpose of this curriculum is to develop positive attitudes in nonhandicapped children toward the handicapped. Public schools are mandated by law to include handicapped persons in their educational programs. The introduction explains attitudes of nonhandicapped children toward the handicapped, whether these attitudes can be changed, and how they can be changed.

This curriculum is for third grade and includes l earning about the visually impaired/blind, hearing impaired/deaf, health and physically impaired, learning disabled, mentally retarded, speech impaired, and emotionally and behaviorally disturbed. The media and materials used are books, films, filmstrips, simulated activities, role play , discussions, guest …

A Curriculum For The Gifted Kindergarten Program On The Lindenwood College Campus, Kay Hoffmeister

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The establishment of a kindergarten for gifted children on the campus of Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Missouri, created the need for a curriculum designed to meet the special strengths and weaknesses of those who would attend.

While these children often possessed advanced skills in reading and math, they were still five-year-olds with certain emotional, social and physical limitations due to their young age.

Also, research suggested that high IQ scores and accelerated cognitive, left brain learning did not usually exist with high levels of creativity. Yet futurists noted that creative, divergent thought skills would be essential in the world of …

The Effects Of A Reflective Drill On Graphically Similar Substitution Errors, Janet Westmann

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This paper concentrates on the reduction of substitution errors through the use of a graphically similar reflective drill in the oral reading of first graders. A reflective drill is a drill designed with a timed delayed response. The delayed response is designed to train the student to discriminate between the stimuli and respond correctly rather than quickly.

After defining terms, the literature review includes studies on 1) reading errors, 2) perceptual development, and 3) impulsivity.

The research design will be experimental using the classroom situation and first grade students. Using previously established reading groups within the classroom six subgroups will …

Indecisions In Patti Scoffield, Larry D. Lean

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A thesis, for me, wasn't easy to produce. The embryonic ideas that led to its creation surfaced in the Fall of 1982. It began with "writing" that, for no other reason than to categorize, I called poems. These poems were the stimulus for the thesis that was displayed for one week in March of 1984. In the next few pages, I will try to unravel and explore some of the complexities that produced the thesis project, "Indecisions In Patti Scoffield".

Towards A Post Modern Aesthetic, Barry Yavener

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Combining The Graphics Arts And Fine Arts For Artistic Expression Using The Medium Of Printmaking, Linda Condon-Howe

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This thesis is divided into two sections. The first deals with my development as a printmaker. In this section I will show how my education and work experience, which include both fine arts and graphic arts, have affected the growth of my imagery. The second section I am concerned primarily with the conception and creation of the images rather than the technical production details. only when the techniques are unusual or unconventional will I discuss them.

Early Childhood Physical Fitness Curriculum, Mary A. Reineke

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Physical education in early childhood should be organized, directed, and purposeful. With this criterion as a guideline herewith is offered a general, comprehensive physical education curriculum which includes guidelines in the areas of physical development with a specific proposed physical fitness curriculum which offers a sequential plan of instruction related to the development of the young child and makes available to parents, teachers, and physical education directors, a coordinated program which is useful when working with young children. To validate the proposal, recent literature in the field of study was examined, experts in the field of sports, medicine, and physical …

An Investigation Into The Penumbral Dose Of A Bloxel, (Block Element) Matrix-Design Block To Replace Currently Utilized Radiation Treatment Field Shaping Techniques, Theresa Ciccone

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Presented here is an investigation to establish physical rationale for the acceptance by physicians of a new form of blocking device for radiotherapy. The focus of the investigation is on the percent dosage obtained in the penumbral regions created by 6 mm and 9 mm stepped-edge blocks, relative to a straight edge, when exposed to 1.25 and 18 MeV photons.

Medications, Patti Green

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Tapestries In Transition, Dana Berendt Loud

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The objective of this thesis is to explore drapery and fabric studies through the use of tapestry techniques. It is intended that these portrayals will convey volume, depth and a sense of richness through the use of fabric as their subject. These tapestries will employ a classical approach in an attempt to combine drawing and weaving in a unique and fresh manner.

Glass In A Slump, Peter Andres

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This thesis has been formed in two major segments. The first portion deals with glass information including processes and techniques. The second addresses my work in terms of personal issues, manner of approach, symbolism, composition, visual eclecticism and internal source of imagery. The subjects dealt with in the two sections are mutually modified in their working relationship. Each yields to the pressure of the other as I constantly want to do more than I am able. I have separated them for the sake of clarity, as I conceive them; the first being the means and the second the end. Even …

The Effect Of Aerial Haze On The Contrast And Resolution Of A Photographic Image In Direct Application To A Low-Altitude, Remote, Pilotless Imaging System, Todd Eric Pegelow

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A study of the effect of aerial haze on photographic images acquired through the use of a remotely-piloted imaging system has been completed. The project involved the design, construction, and implementation of a remotely-controlled airborne imaging system for the express purpose of collecting scientific data relating the contrast of an image to the altitude at which that image was exposed. Data was collected and analyzed and the results are presented here. The system was also evaluated with respect to its usefulness as a collector of scientific data. The conclusion drawn is that aerial haze had no effect on the contrast …

Dye Imagery, Linda C. Brown

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A Study Of Color Change With Respect To Dot Misregister In Dot-On-Dot Multicolor Halftone Printing, Christopher Vasko

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Color variation with respect to dot misregister is a phenomenon that has long been observed in the color printing industry. In this paper the relationship between dot misregister and color change in dot-on-dot multicolor halftone printing has been investigated for the additive primaries red, green and blue. By measuring the color difference between in and out-of-register dots the direction of color shift and its magnitude can be determined along with the decrease in lightness of out-of-register samples. Misregistered red and green samples displayed a yellow color shift and misregistered blue samples displayed a purple color shift. The lightness of all …

A Mathematical Model For A Reversible Tri-Layer Optical Memory Disk, Ariel Shaw

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A research project has been performed, in which a mathematical model for a reversible tri -layer optical memory disk was generated. The disk's reversiblity properties are based on the polycryst aline to amorphous physical phase transition that takes place in the disk's top chalcogenide layer. Given the disk's defining parameters, complex indices of refraction, and layer thicknesses, the model predicts the disks output in terms of a contrast ratio. The output, the contrast ratio, is simply the reflectivity of the chalcogenide in its amorphous state divided by the reflectivity of the chalcogenide material in its polycrystaline state.

A View Of The Creative Process Influenced By The Philosophy Of Susanne K. Langer, Robert E. Sitro, Robert Johnston

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My thesis work consists of a series of figurative paintings that began as direct responses to the female nude model and then were completed without her presence, utilizing glazing and palette knife techniques. This approach allowed more freedom for creative resolutions. The creative process involved is highly personal and this paper represents an effort to gain a greater understanding of its complexities. The emphasis will be on the creative process in the visual arts. The direction of my research has been strongly influenced by the philosophy of Susanne K. Langer. I have found that her concept of what constitutes a …

A Comparative Study Of Second Grade Students On The Effects Of The Use Of Manipulative Aids On The Operational And Recall Skills In The Multiplication Of Three, Kell Brown

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The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the operational and recall ability of second grade children, after instruction and the use of manipulative aids , to understand the multiplication of three. Multiplication of numbers at the early stages, in most mathematics programs, provides for rote memorization and drill instead of concept understanding. Most practices and drills require only answers to the facts, which provide little indication that a student can explain or show how that answer was obtained. Memorizing the multiplication facts is important, but at this early age the operation on those numbers to obtain an answer …